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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Rainpool Gliders (Pantala) » Wandering Glider (Pantala flavescens)
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Libellula sp. - Pantala flavescens
Copyright © 2009 James Winfred Smith

Libellula sp. - Pantala flavescens
Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, USA
July 15, 2009
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Contributed by James Winfred Smith on 16 July, 2009 - 10:28am
Last updated 15 August, 2010 - 6:22pm

Moved
Moved from Rainpool Gliders.
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What do you think of one of the Pantala
such as
… john and jane balaban, 16 July, 2009 - 11:41am login or register to post comments

 
In my opinion- Pantala flavescens
See Greg Lasley - Wandering Glider

Contrast with Greg Lasley - Spot-winged Glider
Per Paulson (1) - The thorax in the Spot-winged is brown with two pale gray stripes on each side.
… William Edwards, 15 August, 2010 - 4:32pm login or register to post comments

 
Pantala
That looks close to me.
… James Winfred Smith, 16 July, 2009 - 4:12pm login or register to post comments

 
Definitely Pantala. (Flavesce
Definitely Pantala. (Flavescens, unless there's a basal spot in the hindwing.)
… John Schneider, 27 July, 2009 - 12:24am login or register to post comments

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